AMD Radeon R9 M385 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940A
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M385 and NVIDIA GeForce 940A videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M385
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- 3.1x more texture fill rate: 56 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
- 2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,792 gflops vs 863.2 gflops
- 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
- Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 244 vs 214
- Around 86% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2061 vs 1107
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 5 May 2015 vs 13 March 2015 |
Texture fill rate | 56 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s |
Floating-point performance | 1,792 gflops vs 863.2 gflops |
Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 1 GB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 244 vs 214 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2061 vs 1107 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940A
- Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 900 MHz
- Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
- Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 2002 MHz vs 1500 MHz
- Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3615 vs 3002
- Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3615 vs 3002
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3322
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3322
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 1029 MHz vs 900 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz |
Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz vs 1500 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3615 vs 3002 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3615 vs 3002 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 vs 3322 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 vs 3322 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M385
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940A
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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PassMark - G3D Mark |
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Name | AMD Radeon R9 M385 | NVIDIA GeForce 940A |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3002 | 3615 |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3002 | 3615 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3322 | 3361 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3322 | 3361 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 244 | 214 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2061 | 1107 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon R9 M385 | NVIDIA GeForce 940A | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 2.0 | Maxwell |
Code name | Strato | GM108 |
Design | AMD Radeon R9 300 Series | |
Launch date | 5 May 2015 | 13 March 2015 |
Place in performance rating | 730 | 731 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1124 MHz |
Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1029 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,792 gflops | 863.2 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Texture fill rate | 56 GTexel / s | 17.98 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 2,080 million | |
Pipelines | 384 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 33 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Eyefinity | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_0) |
Mantle | ||
OpenCL | Not Listed | |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB / s | 16.02 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2002 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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DirectCompute 5.0 | ||
DualGraphics | ||
FreeSync | ||
HD3D | ||
PowerTune | ||
Switchable graphics | ||
TrueAudio | ||
ZeroCore |